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• the present invention relates to a process for preparing an S,S′-dialkyldithiocarbonate from a dialkyl disulfide and from a particular metal catalyst, in the presence of carbon monoxide.
• the present invention also relates to the use of at least one S,S′-dialkyldithiocarbonate as a reagent for the preparation of polycarbonates, of compounds of urea and/or isocyanate type or of compounds comprising at least one thioalkyl function.
• Carbonyl dichloride or phosgene, is a compound commonly used by the chemical industry, in particular for the synthesis of isocyanates and polycarbonates.
• S,S′-dialkyldithiocarbonates have been studied for their ability to be able to replace phosgene in processes for preparing urea derivatives. Indeed, this compound has the advantage of being less toxic and less volatile than phosgene. However, the synthesis of S,S′-dialkyldithiocarbonates is particularly complex.
• the process according to the invention makes it possible to obtain S,S′-dialkyldithiocarbonate by carbonylation of at least one dialkyl disulfide, with a better yield than the prior art processes.
• the process according to the invention uses catalysts which are less toxic, and which may also be less expensive, than those used in the prior art processes.
• any range of values denoted by the expression “between a and b” represents the range of values extending from a up to b (that is to say including the strict limits of a and b).
• Step (a) of the preparation process according to the invention reacts at least one dialkyl disulfide.
• the dialkyl disulfide(s) may be symmetrical or asymmetrical.
• the two alkyl radicals of a dialkyl disulfide may be identical or different.
• dialkyl disulfide(s) are chosen from the dialkyl disulfides of formula (I) below, and mixtures thereof: R 1 —S—S—R 2
• R 1 and R 2 are preferably identical.
• R 1 and R 2 are identical and represent a C 1 -C 4 hydrocarbon-based chain, such as a methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, sec-butyl, isobutyl or tert-butyl group.
• R 1 and R 2 each represent a methyl group.
• the dialkyl disulfide(s) are chosen from dimethyl disulfide, diethyl disulfide, dipropyl disulfide, dibutyl disulfide, and mixtures thereof, more preferentially from dimethyl disulfide.
• dialkyl disulfide(s) that can be used in the process according to the invention may be a mixture of organic disulfides or DSOs (disulfide oils) originating in particular from gas or oil extraction fields.
• DSOs disulfide oils
• mercaptans contained in petroleum fractions or liquefied gases by processes of “Merox” type (see, for example, Catal. Review—Sci. Eng., 35(4), (1993), 571-609).
• Step (a) of the preparation process according to the invention reacts at least one catalyst comprising at least one transition metal chosen from nickel, palladium and platinum.
• the catalyst(s) are in the form of pure metal or in the form of an organometallic complex.
• the catalyst(s) are in the form of an organometallic complex.
• the transition metal(s) are covalently bonded with one or more ligands.
• said ligand(s) are chosen from triphenylphosphine, 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane (or dppe), 1,5-bis(diphenylphosphino)pentane (or dpppentane), 1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene (or dppf), 1,3-diisopropylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (or IiPr + .BF 4 ⁇ ), 1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane (or dppb), carbon monoxide, and mixtures thereof.
• said ligand(s) of phosphine type that can be used according to the invention, in particular those chosen from triphenylphosphine, 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane (or dppe), 1,5-bis(diphenylphosphino)pentane (or dpppentane), 1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene (or dppf) and 1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane (or dppb), undergo a sulfonation reaction.
• Said ligand(s) of phosphine type treated by sulfonation comprise at least one sulfonate function.
• the catalysts that can be used in the process according to the invention may be soluble or insoluble in the dialkyl disulfide(s) used.
• the catalysts that can be used in the process according to the invention may also be in solid form, supported by a porous support chosen from SiO 2 , Al 2 O 3 , TiO 2 , Al 2 O 3 /SiO 2 , ZrO 2 , zeolites, carbon-based materials, and mixtures thereof.
• the catalyst(s) that can be used in the process according to the invention are soluble in the dialkyl disulfide(s) used.
• the catalyst comprising at least one nickel atom is nickel tetracarbonyl.
• the catalyst comprising at least one palladium atom is tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium.
• the catalyst(s) comprising at least one platinum atom are chosen from platinum in pure metal form, tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)platinum, and mixtures thereof.
• the catalyst(s) that can be used in the process according to the invention are chosen from nickel tetracarbonyl, tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium, platinum in pure metal form, tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)platinum, and mixtures thereof.
• the catalyst comprises palladium; more preferentially the catalyst is tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium.
• the catalyst(s) that can be used in the process according to the invention have an oxidation state 0, or an oxidation state +2 or (II).
• the number of moles of catalyst(s) introduced into the reaction of step (a) is between 0.1 and 3 mol %, more preferentially between 0.5 and 2.5 mol %, even more preferentially between 0.5 and 2 mol %, relative to the total number of moles of dialkyl disulfide(s) introduced into the reaction of step (a).
• the number of moles of catalyst is calculated by dividing the weight of the catalyst measured by weighing, by the molar mass of the catalyst.
• Step (a) of the preparation process according to the invention is carried out in the presence of carbon monoxide.
• the reaction according to step (a) of the process according to the invention is carried out under a total carbon monoxide pressure of between 1 and 20 MPa, more preferentially between 3 and 15 MPa, even more preferentially between 4 and 8 MPa.
• Step (a) of the preparation process according to the invention may optionally comprise the addition, to the reaction medium, of at least one additional ligand.
• an additional ligand is an organic molecule which, once introduced into the reaction medium of the reaction of step (a), can optionally covalently bond to a metal or to an organometallic complex.
• the chemical structure of the additional ligand(s) may be identical to the chemical structure of the ligand(s) of the catalyst(s).
• the additional ligand(s) are added to the reaction medium as reagents, distinct from the catalyst(s).
• the additional ligand(s) are chosen from triphenylphosphine, 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane (or dppe), 1,5-bis(diphenylphosphino)pentane (or dpppentane), 1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene (or dppf), 1,3-diisopropylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (or IiPr + .BF 4 ⁇ ), 1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane (or dppb), carbon monoxide, and mixtures thereof.
• triphenylphosphine 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane (or dppe), 1,5-bis(diphenylphosphino)pentane (or dpppentane), 1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene (or dppf), 1,3
• the number of moles of additional ligand(s) introduced is between 0.1 and 6 mol %, more preferentially between 0.3 and 5 mol %, even more preferentially between 0.5 and 4 mol %, relative to the total number of moles of dialkyl disulfide(s) introduced into the reaction of step (a).
• a solvent or a mixture of solvents may optionally be used in the reaction according to step (a).
• the reaction according to step (a) can be carried out in the dialkyl disulfide(s), such as dimethyl disulfide (DMDS), which will act both as reaction solvent and as reagent.
• dialkyl disulfide(s) such as dimethyl disulfide (DMDS)
• the solvent(s) can be chosen from aprotic solvents and/or protic solvents.
• step (a) of the process according to the invention uses toluene or 2-ethylhexyl acetate as reaction solvent.
• Step (a) according to the invention can be carried out at a temperature ranging from 70 to 200° C., preferably from 90 to 180° C., more preferentially from 100 to 170° C., even more preferentially from 100 to 160° C.
• the duration of step (a) ranges from a few minutes to several hours, preferentially from 5 minutes to 72 hours, more preferentially from 10 minutes to 60 hours, even more preferentially from 10 minutes to 45 hours.
• the reaction can take place in fixed bed tubular, multitubular, catalytic wall microchannel or fluidized bed reactors.
• a subject of the invention is also the use of at least one S,S′-dialkyldithiocarbonate obtained by means of a process as described above, as a reagent for the preparation of polycarbonates or of compounds comprising at least one urea and/or isocyanate function.
• the invention relates to the use of at least one S,S′-dialkyldithiocarbonate obtained by means of a process as described above, as a reagent for the preparation of polycarbonates or of compounds comprising at least one urea and/or isocyanate function.
• a subject of the invention is also the use of at least one S,S′-dialkyldithiocarbonate obtained by means of a process as described above, as a reagent for the preparation of compounds comprising at least one thioalkyl function (i.e. an —S-alkyl, preferably C 1 -C 6 alkyl, function), more preferentially a thiomethyl function (i.e. an —S—CH 3 function).
• thioalkyl function i.e. an —S-alkyl, preferably C 1 -C 6 alkyl, function
• a thiomethyl function i.e. an —S—CH 3 function
• the preparation of polycarbonates or of compounds comprising at least one urea and/or isocyanate function according to the invention comprises:
• the second step described above for preparing compounds comprising at least one urea function from S,S′-dialkyldithiocarbonate may be identical to the preparations described in patent applications ITMI 20042402, JP 2007/191471 and WO 2006/004200, with the difference that these prior preparations are carried out starting from S,S′-dialkyldithiocarbonate obtained by means of a process different from the process according to the invention.
• the preparation of compounds comprising at least one thioalkyl, preferably thiomethyl, function according to the invention comprises:
• the second step described above for preparing compounds comprising at least one thioalkyl function from S,S′-dialkyldithiocarbonate may be identical to the preparation described in patent application EP 0 063 327, with the difference that this prior preparation is carried out starting from S,S′-dialkyldithiocarbonate obtained by means of a process different from the process according to the invention.
• S,S′-dialkyldithiocarbonate obtained by means of a process different from the process according to the invention.
• Said S,S′-dialkyldithiocarbonate(s) used as a reagent can be prepared according to the process for preparing at least one S,S′-dialkyldithiocarbonate as described above.
• the catalysts comprising at least one transition metal are evaluated in a reaction for preparing dimethyldithiocarbonate from dimethyl disulfide in a reactor and under the following conditions:
• a solution of dimethyl disulfide (22.43 ml; 250 mmol) was diluted in anhydrous toluene (500 ml). After elimination of the air using a vacuum pump, the mixture was stirred at 200 rpm, brought to 160° C. and placed under a carbon monoxide pressure (4 MPa) for 40 hours.
• Chlorotris(triphenylphosphine)rhodium (or RhCl(PPh 3 ) 3 ) having an oxidation state (I) (2.813 g; 3.0 mmol) and triphenylphosphine (1.732 g; 6.6 mmol) were diluted into a solution of dimethyl disulfide (22.43 ml; 250 mmol) diluted in anhydrous toluene (500 ml). After elimination of the air using a vacuum pump, the mixture was stirred at 200 rpm, brought to 160° C. and placed under a carbon monoxide pressure (4 MPa) for 40 hours.
• Chlorotris(triphenylphosphine)cobalt (or CoCl(PPh 3 ) 3 ) having an oxidation state (I) (3.689 g; 4.2 mmol) and triphenylphosphine (1.732 g; 6.6 mmol) were diluted into a solution of dimethyl disulfide (22.43 ml; 250 mmol) diluted in anhydrous toluene (500 ml). After elimination of the air using a vacuum pump, the mixture was stirred at 200 rpm, brought to 160° C. and placed under a carbon monoxide pressure (4 MPa) for 40 hours.
• Tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (or Pd(PPh 3 ) 4 ) having an oxidation state (0) (3.513 g; 3.0 mmol) and triphenylphosphine (1.732 g; 6.6 mmol) were diluted into a solution of dimethyl disulfide (22.43 ml; 250 mmol) diluted in anhydrous toluene (500 ml). After elimination of the air using a vacuum pump, the mixture was stirred at 200 rpm, brought to 160° C. and placed under a carbon monoxide pressure (4 MPa) for 40 hours.
• the yield of the dimethyldithiocarbonate produced was determined, for each example after 3 hours, 20 hours and 40 hours of reaction, by gas chromatography on an Agilent DB1-ms 0.32 mm ⁇ 60 m ⁇ 5 ⁇ m column.
• the temperature gradient applied is 50° C. for 3 minutes, then 10° C. per minute up to 240° C., and 240° C. for 8 minutes.
• the detection was carried out with a thermal conductivity detector (TCD).
• the additional ligands 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane (or dppe), 1,5-bis(diphenylphosphino)pentane (or dpppentane) and 1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene (or dppf) are evaluated in a reaction for preparing dimethyldithiocarbonate from dimethyl disulfide and tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium with an oxidation state (0) in a reactor and under the following conditions:
• Tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium having an oxidation state (0) (3.513 g; 3.0 mmol) and 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane (3.076 g; 7.0 mmol) were diluted into a solution of dimethyl disulfide (22.43 ml; 250 mmol) diluted in anhydrous toluene (500 ml). After elimination of the air using a vacuum pump, the mixture was stirred at 200 rpm, brought to 160° C. and placed under a carbon monoxide pressure (4 MPa) for 40 hours.
• Tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium having an oxidation state (0) (3.513 g; 3.0 mmol) and 1,5-bis(diphenylphosphino)pentane (2.782 g; 7.0 mmol) were diluted into a solution of dimethyl disulfide (22.43 ml; 250 mmol) diluted in anhydrous toluene (500 ml). After elimination of the air using a vacuum pump, the mixture was stirred at 200 rpm, brought to 160° C. and placed under a carbon monoxide pressure (4 MPa) for 40 hours.
• Tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium having an oxidation state (0) (3.513 g; 3.0 mmol) and 1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene (3.871 g; 7.0 mmol) were diluted into a solution of dimethyl disulfide (22.43 ml; 250 mmol) diluted in anhydrous toluene (500 ml). After elimination of the air using a vacuum pump, the mixture was stirred at 200 rpm, brought to 160° C. and placed under a carbon monoxide pressure (4 MPa) for 40 hours.
• the yield of the dimethyldithiocarbonate produced was determined, for each example after 3 hours, 20 hours and 40 hours of reaction, by gas chromatography on an Agilent DB1-ms 0.32 mm ⁇ 60 m ⁇ 5 ⁇ m column.
• the temperature gradient applied is 50° C. for 3 minutes, then 10° C. per minute up to 240° C., and 240° C. for 8 minutes.
• the detection was carried out with a thermal conductivity detector (TCD).
• the initial concentration of dimethyl disulfide is evaluated in a reaction for preparing dimethyldithiocarbonate and in the presence of tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium having an oxidation state (0) and 1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene, in anhydrous toluene.
• the reaction is carried out in a reactor and under the following conditions:
• Tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (or Pd(PPh 3 ) 4 ) having an oxidation state (0) (0.35 g; 0.31 mmol) and 1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene (0.5 g; 0.90 mmol) were diluted into a solution of dimethyl disulfide (26.7 ml; 300 mmol) diluted in anhydrous toluene (made up to 60 ml). After elimination of the air using a vacuum pump, the mixture was stirred at 1200 rpm, brought to 130° C., and placed under a carbon monoxide pressure (15 MPa) for 70 hours.
• Tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (or Pd(PPh 3 ) 4 ) having an oxidation state (0) (0.35 g; 0.31 mmol) and 1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene (0.5 g; 0.90 mmol) were diluted into a solution of dimethyl disulfide (2.67 ml; 30 mmol) diluted in anhydrous toluene (made up to 60 ml). After elimination of the air using a vacuum pump, the mixture was stirred at 1200 rpm, brought to 130° C., and placed under a carbon monoxide pressure (15 MPa) for 70 hours.
• the dimethyldithiocarbonate yields were determined by gas chromatography on an Agilent DB1-ms 0.32 mm ⁇ 60 m ⁇ 5 ⁇ m column after 24, 42 and 70 h.
• the temperature gradient applied is 50° C. for 3 minutes, then 10° C. per minute up to 240° C., and 240° C. for 8 minutes.
• the detection was carried out with a thermal conductivity detector (TCD).

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